Explore Hereford at your own pace

Beneath the calm of Hereford's cathedral spires and grassy commons, secrets of feuding nobles, ancient choirs, and vanished ramparts quietly linger. This self-guided audio tour invites you to wander the city's storied heart, unveiling political gambits, scandalous tales, and centuries-old mysteries where most visitors see only quiet courtyards and empty greens. Which bishop uprooted an entire college to discipline his singers? Why did schoolmasters wield birch rods in one of England's oldest surviving schools? What desperate act turned graveyards into siege weapon stockpiles at Hereford Castle?

Venture through time, tracing the paths of medieval vicars, embattled kings, rebellious students, and forgotten defenders. Move from whispered melodies in a hidden quadrangle to echoes of catapults on haunted ground. By journey's end, Hereford will unfold around you with vivid stories and unexpected drama. Dare to begin-unearth the layers history tried to hide right beneath your feet.

Tour details

Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes, entirely at your own pace

Distance: around 4.4 km (2.7 miles)

Stops: 15 landmarks, including College of Vicars Choral, Hereford Cathedral School, Hereford Castle

Audio: up to 38 minutes of narration

Starts at: College of Vicars Choral

Map data by Mapbox and OpenStreetMap contributors

How it works

Book here and a redemption code arrives by email within minutes.

Download the free AudaTours app on your phone and enter the code.

Download the tour once and the whole thing works offline.

Walk to the first stop and press play. The audio for each landmark starts automatically as you approach it, so your phone can stay in your pocket.

There is no fixed date and no start time. The date you pick at checkout does not matter, and the tour stays on your phone permanently, so you can use it whenever you next visit and walk it again as often as you like.

What is included

Professionally narrated audio that plays automatically at each stop

An interactive map showing the walking route between landmarks

Full offline access once downloaded, so you need no data or signal

Freedom to start, pause and resume whenever you like

Lifetime access - your code never expires

Where you will stop

College of Vicars Choral

Hereford Cathedral School

Hereford Castle

Williams' Hospital

Hereford Town Hall

The Old House, Hereford

Hereford

Diocese of Hereford

Hereford Museum and Art Gallery

St Francis Xavier Church, Hereford

Garrick Theatre fire

Edgar Street

Courtyard, Hereford

Westfields F.C.

Widemarsh Common

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What is AudaTours?

AudaTours turns a walk through a city into a story. Our guides bring landmarks to life with the history, the scandals and the detail you would never get from a plaque.

Immersive: real stories about the places in front of you, not a dry commentary

Offline: download once and use it with no data, anywhere

At your own pace: start, pause and resume whenever you want

Accurate: every story is built from verified historical sources and checked before release

Good to know

This is a self-guided audio tour on your own phone. There is no in-person guide.

It does not include entry to any building or site along the route.

The landmarks on the tour are not affiliated with AudaTours.

You need a smartphone with Android 7.0 or later, or iOS 16 or later.

Bring headphones and start with a charged phone.

Who it suits

Solo travellers, couples, families and small groups who would rather explore on their own schedule than follow a guide and a fixed departure time. It suits a first visit, and it suits anyone who has already seen the famous sights and wants to know what actually happened in them.

Image credits

Photos: AudaTours.

Description supplied by the event organiser.